Week 8 - Universal Joint

Report week 8 Universal Joint

Aim: perform a transient structural analysis on a double universal joint with a spring using three different materials: Structural Steel, Stainless Steel and Titanium alloy. You need to obtain the Equivalent stress and total deformation for all the three cases and compare them.

Procedure:

Import geometry

Three material are used in this case:

There is no contact but joint in this case.

Fixed

Revolute-body to ground

Revolute-body to body

Mesh

size = 4mm

Analysis setting

1st step

step 2 to 4

Joint:

Result:

case1: structral steel

Total deformation

Equivalent stress

case2: stainless steel

Total deformation

Equivalent stress

case3: titanium alloy

Total deformation

Equivalent stress

Conclusion

case	total deformation	equivalent stress
1	38.637	1501
2	38.637	1453.4
3	38.637	736.63

From the table, it is observed the value of maximum total deformation is same for all cases. The maximum v-m stress in the spring for case 1 is the highest and for case 3 is the lowest because the value of young's modulus, Poisson's ratio and compressive yield strength is more in case 3 than ither cases.